tumbler
Object NameCarafe, Tumbler and Plate
Maker
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeFrance, Baccarat
TechniqueBlown, engraved, millefiori, cut
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number55.3.143
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, polychrome lead glass; blown, engraved, millefiori, cut. Carafe: Mallet shape, with flared, panel-cut neck; rounded shoulders above spreading sides decorated with widely spaced millefiori canes, cut circular facets, engraved scrolled lengths of foliage linking the circular facets, and cut stars; rounded base; cut elaborate star on the bottom. Tumbler: Straight sides, rounded base; pair of cut lines below the rim; the sides, with spaced millefiori canes, cut circular facets, engraved foliate sprigs and cut stars on the sides, with a cut elaborate star on the base. Plate: Low, circular form, with everted sides incorporating spaced colorful millefiori canes; cut incised lines near the rim; cut facets and stars, and engraved foliate sprigs; flat bottom with cut star on the underside; inscribed "302" on the side in yellow paint.Provenance
Source
Laura Houghton
- 1955
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020) - 1955
